This year’s countdown featured 29 songs by Australian acts,the lowest showing for local talent since the 1996 poll.
The results of the annual music poll are in.
Former winners and the man responsible for creating the Hottest 100 reflect on the legacy and long-term future of Australia’s most celebrated countdown.
The Australian song doesn’t just ruffle feathers – it sets them on fire.
American singer Doja Cat has taken out the Hottest 100 with her song Paint the Town Red,beating hundreds of other artists to win the annual poll of the hottest songs of 2023.
Twenty years ago,17 of the Hottest 100’s top 20 songs were rock anthems. This year,just seven rockers made the top 20.
It’s the second time the DJ and music producer has won the countdown,a feat that has previously only been done by Australian rock band Powderfinger.
A year ago this week,The Wiggles made history winning Triple J’s Hottest 100. But things got much more surreal from there.
Some truly marry a cultural moment with artistic excellence,others have left us fearful of a country plagued by young people with terrible taste.
Australia’s rigid sticking to January 26 as our national day is just plain weird.